Turan is a young man from Bagwar's Copse. His parents are Tiglia, a Mhun tourist who made her home in the forestal village, and Temelin, the Knight Commander of Moghedu, who resides with many of his race in the stony caves under the Vashnar Mountains.

After coming of age Turan joined his father and trained under the auspices of the Guardians of Moghedu, taking up the scimitar in defence of his homeland against invaders.